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Biography
Susan has worked in a number of posts both in the UK and in Latin America. These have capitalised on clinical and research expertise related to speech, language and communication, particularly with children and adults with neuro-developmental disabilities. After spending seven years in Bolivia working in clinical and research roles, she held a lecturer post at Manchester Metropolitan University before taking up a job at the University of East Anglia. Here she completed her PhD and led as Course Director on the speech and language therapy programme. In 2019, Susan joined the School of Health Sciences at Dundee University where she continues to carry out research related to communication and health with marginalised populations.
Research
Susan’s main focus in research lies in building capacity for improved health and well-being through optimising language and communication with children and adults with neuro-developmental disabilities (intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, autistic spectrum conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Deafness and hearing impairment).
Her work incorporates relevant areas related to health literacy and health communication, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), working with families of children with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities, living with disabilities in developing countries, evaluation of services for people with communication disabilities (Latin America and UK) and other marginalised groups.
Susan uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches, and mixed methods involving experimental designs alongside linguistic analysis and linguistic discourse analysis. She has experience of implementing observational studies, surveys, focus groups and interviews with people who have communication disabilities. She has also run participatory action research in developing country contexts.
Current projects include:
Intersectional Perspectives for Community Inclusion: Understanding the Past, Shaping the Future with Older Marginalised People with IDD And LGBT+People (Joint with University of Wolverhampton, University of Hertfordshire and University of Edinburgh), Sixsmith, J., Buell, S., Fang, M., Levy, S.& Smith, M.Economic and Social Research Council: £1,009,537.00
My Baby, My Choice: Experiences Of Mothers With Intellectual Disabilities And Their Infant Feeding Choices. McFadden, A. & Buell, S., Scottish Graduate School of Social Science: £93,412.00
Reading for Fun Project (January 2020 – January 2021) Institute for Social Sciences Research (ISSR): Interdisciplinary Incubator Grant Funding, (Buell, S., Beckenbridge, J., Jindal-Snape, D., Nabizadeh, G.)
Teaching
Susan currently teaches on research methods modules and is leading the integration and implementation of aspects of communication in health and intellectual disability across the nursing programmes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
External positions
External Examiner, Trinity College Dublin
1 Sept 2019 → 31 Aug 2023
External Examiner, Queen Margaret University
1 Sept 2017 → 31 Aug 2021
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Intersectional Perspectives For Community Inclusion: Understanding The Past, Shaping The Future With Older Marginalised IDD And LGBT+People (Joint with University of Wolverhampton, University of Hertfordshire and University of Edinburgh)
Breckenridge, J., Buell, S., Fang, M., Levy, S., Sixsmith, J. & Smith, M.
Economic and Social Research Council, UK
5/09/22 → 4/01/26
Project: Research
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Interactional power and support in digital inclusion of an adult with intellectual disabilities: A case study analysis
Chadwick, D. D. & Buell, S., 29 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transitions into Older Adulthood by People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Email Conversation
Buell, S. & Chadwick, D., 10 Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions. 2, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“I would be lost without it but it's not the same” experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities of using information & communication technology during the COVID-19 global pandemic
Chadwick, D. D., Buell, S., Burgess, E. & Peters, V., Jun 2023, In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 51, 2, p. 148-162 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Communication intervention for people with PIMD: Implications from a systematic review
Goldbart, J., Ware, J., Chadwick, D., Buell, S. & Bradshaw, J., 6 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 34, 5, p. 1348 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Communication with Children with Severe or Profound Intellectual Disabilities: A Guide for Parents
Buell, S., Chadwick, D., Bradshaw, J., Bissell, S. & Allen, D., 1 Dec 2021, 42 p. Carmarthen, Wales : Cerebra.Research output: Other contribution
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Prizes
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Reading for Fun: creating opportunities for people with learning disabilities to read for enjoyment and wellbeing. ISSR Incubator Grant. £1837.51
Buell, Susan (Recipient), Breckenridge, Jenna (Recipient), Nabizadeh, Golnar (Recipient) & Jindal-Snape, Divya (Recipient), 13 Dec 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Survey of health and social care workers about knowledge of advance care planning with people with intellectual disabilities
Susan Buell (Member)
1 Oct 2022 → …Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels
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Scottish Learning Disability Nursing Education Network
Susan Buell (Member)
16 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels
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Research Priority Setting Exercise (following James Lind Alliance process) (RCSLT)
Susan Buell (Contributor)
7 Jan 2022 → 23 Nov 2022Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels
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Interview: Historias de Transformacion; Si pudiéramos sacarnos el miedo de hablar, de interactuar con personas con discapacidad severa, realmente podríamos incluirlos más [Stories of Transformation: If we could take the fear out of talking and interacting with people with severe/ profound disabilities, we would be able to include them more]
Susan Buell (Interviewee)
29 Oct 2022Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - media article or participation
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Easy Language International Network (ELIN)
Susan Buell (Member)
1 Mar 2022 → …Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels